Building the
Government of Canada’s Digital Platform provides an overview of Shared
Services Canada’s (SSC) plan for continuing the modernization of the Government
of Canada’s information technology (IT) infrastructure. This includes the
email, data centres, telecommunications, network and IT security services that
underpin federal operations and support the delivery of government services to
Canadians.

SSC
is updating the IT Transformation Plan to ensure the infrastructure that
supports government data, email and telecommunications networks meet the
requirement of operations today and the increased demands of digital service
delivery in the future. This document provides an overview of the IT
Transformation Plan and poses questions on what an updated plan should include
and what it should deliver. We are seeking your feedback.

SSC’s IT
Transformation Plan is the roadmap to modernize the Government of Canada’s IT
infrastructure and delivery of IT services. SSC delivers email, data centre, network and workplace technology device
services to departments and agencies in a consolidated and standardized manner
to support the delivery of Government of Canada programs and services. With a
whole‑of‑government approach to IT infrastructure services, SSC is
generating economies of scale to deliver more efficient, reliable and secure IT
infrastructure services.

Why are we
seeking your views?

SSC's
IT transformation agenda was first established in 2013, and SSC has since made
progress in realizing its ambitious vision. The government context and the
technology landscape have evolved substantially since 2013 as information
technology systems and processes require continual refresh and evolution. While
the benefits of an enterprise approach remain clear, SSC must update its plan
to ensure success in meeting near and long term government priorities.

SSC is seeking feedback on its IT service delivery and transformation goals and
updated plans by reaching out to:

SSC employees

Other Government of Canada employees

Industry, especially companies in the
information and communications technology field

Canadians with an interest in IT and large
modernization projects

SSC
will review all input. A variety of perspectives will assist the department in
its efforts to renew the Transformation Plan. SSC will post online a summary of the feedback received in a “What We
Heard” document in November, 2016.

The
consultation report will also be provided to the Independent Review Panel. This panel is reviewing the SSC IT
Transformation Plan to ensure IT consolidation initiatives are managed in a way
that allows departments and agencies to deliver programs and services to
Canadians effectively, efficiently and securely.